Persistence Is a Characteristic of Motivation That Is Demonstrated by The

question 52

Multiple Choice

Persistence is a characteristic of motivation that is demonstrated by the:

• A)initiation or production of behavior toward a goal.
• B)continued efforts or determination to achieve a particular goal, often in the face of obstacles.
• C)greater vigor in responding that usually accompanies motivated behavior.
• D)subjective experience and physiological response that usually accompanies motivated behavior.

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Definitions:

Discontinued Item

A component of a company's operations that has been disposed of or is held for sale, and its earnings are separated out on the income statement.

MACRS

Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System, a method of depreciation for tax purposes in the United States that allows faster write-offs of assets.

Straight-Line

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, which allocates an equal amount of depreciation to each year of the asset's useful life.

Sum-Of-Years' Digits

A depreciation method that accelerates the expense recognition, using a decreasing fraction of years remaining over the sum of the years' digits.